Bottle-stopper



L. F. WATKINS 'AND G. W. WILTON.

B'oTTLE sToPPER.

"' APPLICATIONILED JUNE 24, 1919.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

ATTORNEY' raar LAURENCE F. WATKINS AND GEORGE WILLIAM WILTON,OFvWELLINGTON, NEIN' I' ZEALAND. f

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i i Application filed June 24,'

To all 'whom t 'may concern n Be it known that we, LAURENCE FREDER- IGKVVA'rKrNs and GEORGE IVILLIAM VVILTON, citizens of the British Empire,residing at Vellington, New Zealand, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers, of which the following is aspecification. f

The object of this invention is to provide a stopper for containerswhereby the contents of a container may be sealed therein or dischargedtherefrom drop by drop or in a continuous stream as desired.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whichFigure 1 is a sectional elevation showing the stopper acting as a sealof the contents in a container,

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation showing the stopper acting as adischarger of the contents of the container drop by drop or in acontinuous stream, Y

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of a modification of the stopper. v

The invention consists in the features and combinations and arrangementsof parts hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings, Figs. 1 and 2, is shown a container 1 closed by a cork2 having a passage 3 perforated through it either when secured in afilled container or prior to being inserted therein. In the passage 3 isinserted so as to t tightly yet allow-of its gradual up and downmovement a member consisting of two tubes 5, 6 preferably placed side byside and secured together. The lower ends of these tubes are closed by aclosure 7 and in the side of one tube 5 near the closure 7 a smallorifice Sis perforated such asY to permit the contents of the containerbeing discharged therethrough drop by drop. In the side of the othertube 6 near the closure 7 a large orifice 9 is nerforated such as toermit of the contents of the container being discharged there- Y throughin a continuous stream. The tubes preferably terminate incurved outlets10, 11 but will act when straight throughout. Secured on the outside ofthe tubes 5, 6 isV a flange 12 whichV serves with thel top of the cork 2the purpose of arresting the downward movement of the tubese The tubesSpecification ofiLetters Patent. PiatntQd-Apl'. 19, 1921,

1919. serial no. 306,468.

may be also moved up and down in the cork by means of a screw 13-Fig. 3externally threaded on them. The small orifice for discharging thecontents of the container by drops may be at either end of one of thetubes 5 or be formed by a constricted passage 14 shown in Fig. 3 whereinboth orifices 8t and 9 near the closure 7 are made large.

In operation, the cork secured in any filled container is perforated byany suitable tool and the tube element is inserted therein so that itsclosure 7 is within the cork at its lower end as shown in Fig. 1. Inthis position the contents of the container remain sealed within it andcannot escape therefrom. When it is desired to discharge the contents bydrops or in a continuous stream the tube element is gradually loweredinto the container until the fiange 12 thereon is arrested by the top ofthe cork. The container is then tilted with the tube 6 lowermost-thistube having a large orifice 9 and air being admitted to the containerthrough the orifice 8 inthe other tube 5 thereupon discharges thevcontents of the container in a stream.

Then the container is tilted so that the tube 5 having a small orifice 8is lowermost air is admitted to the container through the orifice 9whereupon the contents of the container are discharged drop by drop. Thecontainer issealed again by gradually raising` the tube element untilits closure iswithin the cork as originally placed and shown in Fig. 1.

In cases where the contents are liable to choke, instead of the smallorifice 8 a large one as S"L is used and discharge by drops is effectedby placing the point of a finger on one of the outlets and periodicallyraising it so that the contents drop out of the other outlet. That otheroutlet in that case is provided with a pointed end reducing its size.

We claim 1. Ina bottle stopper, the combination with an axially boredcork, of a tube member longitudinally slidable in the bore of the cork,said tube member having unobstructed passage therethrough and oppositelydisposed lateral openings adjacent its inner end, and a closure for theextreme inner end of such tube, the longitudinal movement of the tube inthe cork controlling` the discharge through the tube.

2. In a bottle stopper, the combination With an axially bored cork, of atube member longitudinally slidable in the bore orA the cork, said tubemember comprising a pair of tubes extending parallel to each other apartoi their extent and having di- V i verging discharge ends, said tubesalso having adjacent their inner ends oopositely disposed inlet openingsdiffering in sizel in their lateral Walls, and a closure for the extremeinner end of said tube member.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto 15 set our hands in presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

LAURENCE F. WATKINS.

GEORGE WILLIAM `WILTON- lfitnesses:

ANDREW JOHN PARK,

ANDREW JOHN PARK, Jr.

